Where does “istoria” come from?
istoria (Ladino) comes from Old Occitan estoria, from Portuguese estória, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr.
istoria (Ladino): history; story
Definitions
- history; story
Ancestry of “istoria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | estoria | history |
| 2 | Portuguese | estória | Alternative form of história; story |
| 3 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 9 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |